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An Oklahoma State University Civil and Environmental Engineering (CIVE) team took third place in the Benchscale Competition for Task 4:  Detecting and Quantifying Microplastics in Reservoirs.  One of the primary challenges in mitigating microplastics pollution is the ability to detect and quantify microplastic particles in a large body of water. The team was challenged to find a solution to this task that can be widely used for mitigation of microplastics in reservoirs. 

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The WERC Environmental Design Contest is a unique design competition that brings industry, government and academia together in search for improved solutions to today's environmental challenges in ALL fields of engineering.

 

The team included students Wyatt Barrier, Christian Maldonado, Bethany Trammell and Madi Wilson, as well as team advisors Dr. Grag Wilber, associate professor in CIVE and Dr. Jorge Gonzalez Estrella, assistant professor in CIVE.